Guard vault



Patented Apr. 7, 1931 UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM GOESS, OFBROOKLYN, NEW YORK GUARD vAULT Application led January 15, 1930. SerialNo. 420,854.

, banks and counting houses so that the guard stationed therein may atall times .command a full view of the bank area and may at all timesobserve, in a concealed and protected position, all persons entering andleaving the bank so that in the event of a holdup the armed guard wouldremain eifective throughout the raid. K

Another object of the invention is to provide a guard vault composingtwo sections which are telescopically arranged so that one may slideinto the other section so that the area may be increased or decreased toallow for more or less guards within the vault.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the descriptionbelow in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in thedrawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 i is a top plan of the guardvault showing the same partly extended.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevational view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the guard vault showing thetelescoping sections in cooperating position.

Figure 11 is a cross sectional view through a portion of the guard vaultshowing the means for inter-locking the sections.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numerals and 11 indicate theside walls of f the telescoping vault section. This section is providedwith a roof 12 and an end wall 21. The end wall has a door openingtherein which is covered by and protected by a door 13 mounted on hinges14 and provided with a handle and lock 15. A complemental vault sectionreceives the first-named vault section and comprises a rectangularhousing having side Walls 16 and 17 and an end wall 18. These side wallsand end wall have a roof 19 upon which a ventilator cone 20 is mountedover an orifice in the vault section. The first` named vault section isprovided with a longitudinal opening 22 which aligns with the orificebeneath the ventilator cone so that ventilation may be had in the guardvault at all times. The side wall 16 of the larger vault section has alongitudinal rifle slot 23 therein. This rifle slot 23 co-operates andaligns with a rifle slot 24r formed in the wall 10 of the telescopingvault section. The opposing wall 17 of the largervault section and theco-operating Wall 11 of the telescoping vault section are similarlyprovided with riie slots, such as indicated by the numerals 23 and 24.The door 13 is also equipped with a rifie slot 25 and the real wall18may also be provided with a similar rifle slot. The larger vault sectioncomprising the walls 16, 18 and 17 is provided withl a Hoor 26 throughwhich lag screws 22 pass and enter into the Hoor of the bank building orother structure.

The larger vault sections of the cooperating telescoping section areadapted to interlock so that a marauder may not have access into thechamber 28 thereof. This lock comprises a toothed rack bar 29 which ismounted upon the walls 10 and 11 of the telescoping vault section, theteeth of this rack bar being engaged by a cam nose 30 arranged upon theend of a flexible iinger 31 which is deformed and secured to the walls17 and 16 of the larger vaultfsection. At the free end of the resilientfinger a grip handle 32 is provided kfor manipulating the resilientfinger when disengaging the cam nose 30 Jfrom the teeth 'of the rackbar.

The device illustrated in the drawing is adapted to provide an eectivemeans of guarding against'marauders or other menacing persons who mayentera bank or'counting house. The guard is stationed in the compartment28 during the public banking hours and may command a birds-eye view ofthe entire floor of the structure. Should ma- "rauders Vbe encountered,the rifles or arms with which the guards are equipped are projectedthrough the rifle slots 23, 24, and 25 or through any of the remainingslots on the opposing Walls and can thereby cover the target no matterWhere the unauthorized person may stand. Complete ventilation is hadthrough the orifice under the ventilator cone 20.

To prevent the marauders from coming into Contact with the armed guardsin the compartment 28 the sections which are telescopically formed topermit the increase of' oor space when additional guards are to he used,the walls of the telescoping sections of the guard vaults arel adaptedto be interlocked. These locking units comprise fingers 31 on opposingWalls of the larger Vault sections, the Walls being indicated by theniunerals 17 and 16. These resilient fingers have a cam nose 30 thereonWhich engages the toothed rack bar 29. These resilient fingers aremanipulated from within the guard Vault and may not be tampered withfrom Without.

It is to he noted that certain changes in form and construction may hemade Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a guard vault a pair of telescopic sections, an entry door in onesection, rifie slots in said sections and means for locking saidsections against extension thereof.

2. In a guard vault a larger vault section comprising a pair of sideWalls and an end Wall, a roof and a floor, a second section similarlyformed, telescoping into the larger section, a door on said second vaultsection and means for locking said larger and smaller vault sectionsagainst eXension thereof.

3. In a guard vault a larger vault section comprising a pair of sideWalls and an end Wall, a root and a floor, a second section similarlyformed, telescoping into the larger section, a door on said second Vaultsection, cooperating rifle slots in the Walls of said larger and smallervault sections, a rack bar on the wall of one vault section and meansupon a (ro-operating Wall for engaging said rack har for locking saidVault sections against extension thereof.

e. In a guard vault a larger vault section comprisinf a pair of sideWalls and an end wall, a roo-r' and a floor, a second section similarlyformed, telescoping into the larger section, a door on said second vaultsection, cooperating rifle slots in the Walls of said larger and smallerVault sections, a rack har on the wall of one vault section, a resilientfinger aligned with said rack har mounted upon a co-operating Wall andmeans on said resilient finger engaging said rack har for locking saidsmaller section against extension of said smaller section out of saidlarger vault section.

5. In a guard vault a larger vault section comprising a pair of sidewalls and an end Wall, a roof and a floor, a second section similarlyformed, telescoping into the larger section, a door on said second Vaultsection, co-operating rifle slots in the Walls of said larger andsmaller vault sections, a rack bar on the Wall of one Vault section, aresilient linger aligned With said rack bar mounted upon a co-operatingwall, a cam nose engaging said rack bar for locking said smaller sectionin position against extension thereof.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature.

IVILLIAM GUESS.

